British Dental Journal

The British Dental Journal

The BDJ aims to inform readers of ideas, opinions, developments and key issues in dentistry - clinical, practical and scientific - to spark interest, debate and discussion.

Featured

The TMD management dilemma

Marianne Henien
Lara Zebic
Anna Maciag
Clinical28 Jun 2024
Management of rarely seen internal tunnelling root resorption associated with a maxillary permanent incisor

Kirsty A. Carney
Thibault N. E. Colloc
Julie K. Kilgariff
ClinicalOpen Access28 Jun 2024
Risk factors for distal caries of second molars adjacent to mesioangular or horizontal partially erupted mandibular third molars: a cross-sectional study

Merve Gürses
Gökhan Gürses
Research28 Jun 2024
Gender and geographic diversity of global oral health organisations

Ratilal Lalloo
ResearchOpen Access04 Mar 2024

Current issue

From a ripple to a wave

A. Damien Walmsley
Editorial28 Jun 2024
Values added

Shaun Sellars
News28 Jun 2024
Join us! Applications for BDJ Editor and BDJ Portfolio Editor-in-Chief open

News28 Jun 2024
Competence-based dental education

A. Hasan
Letter28 Jun 2024
Misogynistic extremism

E. Banks
Letter28 Jun 2024
Fluoride for thought

R. Rughani
Letter28 Jun 2024

Contents

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Announcements

We're hiring!

Are you interested in working with the BDJ? Two vacancies are now open for applications: 1) BDJ Editor; 2) Editor-in-Chief of the BDJ Portfolio. Apply now!
NEW BDJ Big Impact Collection

Our new Big Impact Collection is out! The very best of the BDJ - the most cited, accessed and shared articles from the last 12 months!
BDJ Letters Collection

From AI to the sound of dentistry, this updated collection of letters reflects opinion, news and diverse views across a broad range of topical issues in dentistry.

British Dental Journal is a Transformative Journal; authors can publish using the traditional publishing route OR via immediate gold Open Access.

Our Open Access option complies with funder and institutional requirements.

Latest Reviews & Analysis

- The cost of inaction on preventing oral diseases
  
  Stefan Listl
  
  Perspective28 Jun 2024
- Time to put our money where your mouth is: Economist Impact launch white paper on inequalities in oral health
  Iain Chapple
  Nicola West
  Nigel Pitts
  
  Perspective28 Jun 2024
- The costs of oral disease prevention versus treatment
  Rebecca Harris
  
  Perspective28 Jun 2024
- Paediatric dentistry in the UK: current challenges and possible solutions
  Jessica Smith
  
  Perspective24 May 2024
- Children's oral health is everybody's business - we all have a part to play
  Paula Waterhouse
  
  Perspective24 May 2024
- Oversharing - why the GDC needs to revise how it publishes its judgements
  Len D’Cruz
  
  Perspective26 Apr 2024
- Pragmatic ethics
  Raj Rattan MBE
  
  Perspective26 Apr 2024
- Hot topics in dental indemnity - an MDDUS perspective
  Helen Kaney
  
  Perspective26 Apr 2024
- Dental materials - a composite future
  John Rafelt
  
  Perspective22 Mar 2024

News & Comment

Ellis Paul

Obituary28 Jun 2024
Educational methods in periodontology

Reena Wadia
Other Journals in Brief28 Jun 2024
King's Birthday Honours

News28 Jun 2024
Integrated control for optimal canal preparation

Product News28 Jun 2024
The gentle guide to oral health and human happiness

Charlotte Vine
Book Review28 Jun 2024
Hassle-free, predictable placement

Product News28 Jun 2024

Caries is still ubiquitous yet far too often ignored in clinical, public and policy debates. This Collection develops the discussion and includes the articles from the Caries Focus Issue together with other recent papers from the BDJ.

Collection 28 Jun 2024

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